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The Zoo Story; The Death of Bessie Smith; The Sandbox: Three Plays, Introduced by the Author [Signed Bookplate Laid-in]
by ALBEE, Edward [Edward Franklin Albee III]
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Winchester, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Coward-McCann, 1960. First Edition. First Printing. Signed bookplate loosely laid in; Octavo (21cm); gray boards titled in blue on spine; dustjacket; 158pp. Rubbing to the spine ends with a touch of fray; mild bumps to lower board edges; Near Fine. In the second state dustjacket (per Ahearn), with upper corner priced clipped by the publisher and new price of $3.50 overprinted at lower front flap; nicks and short tears to the extremities with several small tape repairs to verso; conspicuous rubbing to the base of spine; Very Good. Albee's first commercially-published book. AHEARN APG 001c.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53200
- Title
- The Zoo Story; The Death of Bessie Smith; The Sandbox: Three Plays, Introduced by the Author [Signed Bookplate Laid-in]
- Author
- ALBEE, Edward [Edward Franklin Albee III]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Coward-McCann
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Drama;
Terms of Sale
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
Lorne Bair Rare Books specializes in books, mansuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to American Social History, with an emphasis on radical and utopian movements of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are available in our showroom by appointment, at shows, and on-line through various booksellers' sites or at our website www.lornebair.com.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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